API Security in Open Banking: Balancing Innovation with Risk Management

Any technological innovation comes with security risks, and open banking is no exception. Open banking relies on APIs…...

Kaspersky Security Bulletin 2024. Statistics

All statistics in this report come from Kaspersky Security Network KSN, a global cloud service that receives information from components in our security solutions voluntarily provided by Kaspersky users. Millions of Kaspersky users around the globe assist us in collecting information about...

IT threat evolution in Q3 2024. Mobile statistics

IT threat evolution in Q3 2024 IT threat evolution in Q3 2024. Non-mobile statistics IT threat evolution in Q3 2024. Mobile statistics Quarterly figures According to Kaspersky Security Network, in Q3 2024: As many as 6.7 million attacks involving malware, adware or potentially unwanted mobile app...

Ghost Tap: Hackers Exploiting NFCGate to Steal Funds via Mobile Payments

Threat actors are increasingly banking on a new technique that leverages near-field communication NFC to cash out victim's funds at scale. The technique, codenamed Ghost Tap by ThreatFabric, enables cybercriminals to cash-out money from stolen credit cards linked to mobile payment services such a...

Malicious QR codes sent in the mail deliver malware

Physical letters that contain a QR code to trick people into downloading malware are being sent through the mail, according to a warning issued by The Swiss National Cyber Security Centre NCSC. The letters are sent as if they come from the official Swiss Federal Office of Meteorology and...

Сrimeware and financial cyberthreats in 2025

Kaspersky's Global Research and Analysis Team constantly monitors known and emerging cyberthreats directed at the financial industry, with banks and fintech companies being the most targeted. We also closely follow threats that aim to infiltrate a wider range of industries, namely ransomware...

The Hidden Costs of API Breaches: Quantifying the Long-Term Business Impact

API attacks can be costly. Really costly. Obvious financial impacts like legal fines, stolen finances, and incident response budgets can run into the hundreds of millions. However, other hidden costs often compound the issue, especially if you’re not expecting them. This article will explore the...

New Android Banking Malware 'ToxicPanda' Targets Users with Fraudulent Money Transfers

Over 1,500 Android devices have been infected by a new strain of Android banking malware called ToxicPanda that allows threat actors to conduct fraudulent banking transactions. "ToxicPanda's main goal is to initiate money transfers from compromised devices via account takeover ATO using a...

Crooks bank on Microsoft’s search engine to phish customers

We identified a new wave of phishing for banking credentials that targets consumers via Microsoft's search engine. A Bing search query for 'Keybank login' currently returns malicious links on the first page, and sometimes as the top search result. We have reported the fraudulent sites to Microsof...

New FakeCall Malware Variant Hijacks Android Devices for Fraudulent Banking Calls

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new version of a well-known Android malware family dubbed FakeCall that employs voice phishing aka vishing techniques to trick users into parting with their personal information. "FakeCall is an extremely sophisticated Vishing attack that leverages...

The vulnerability of the Reports component of the Oracle Banking Liquidity Management platform allows a hacker to gain full control over the application.

The vulnerability of the Reports component of the Oracle Banking Liquidity Management management platform is related to deficiencies in the authentication mechanism. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow a malicious actor, operating remotely, to gain full control over the application using th...

The vulnerability of the Infrastructure component of the Oracle Banking Liquidity Management management platform allows a hacker to gain unauthorized access to read, create, modify, and delete data, or to cause a service failure.

The vulnerability of Oracle Banking Liquidity Management’s infrastructure component relates to improper cleaning or release of resources. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow a malicious actor, operating remotely, to gain unauthorized access to read, create, modify, and delete data, or cause...

New Grandoreiro Banking Malware Variants Emerge with Advanced Tactics to Evade Detection

New variants of a banking malware called Grandoreiro have been found to adopt new tactics in an effort to bypass anti-fraud measures, indicating that the malicious software is continuing to be actively developed despite law enforcement efforts to crack down on the operation. "Only part of this ga...

Grandoreiro, the global trojan with grandiose goals

Grandoreiro is a well-known Brazilian banking trojan — part of the Tetrade umbrella — that enables threat actors to perform fraudulent banking operations by using the victim's computer to bypass the security measures of banking institutions. It's been active since at least 2016 and is now one of...

CVE-2024-21281

Vulnerability in the Oracle Banking Liquidity Management product of Oracle Financial Services Applications component: Infrastructure. The supported version that is affected is 14.7.0.6.0. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise...

CVE-2024-21285

Vulnerability in the Oracle Banking Liquidity Management product of Oracle Financial Services Applications component: Reports. The supported version that is affected is 14.5.0.12.0. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle...

Astaroth Banking Malware Resurfaces in Brazil via Spear-Phishing Attack

A new spear-phishing campaign targeting Brazil has been found delivering a banking malware called Astaroth aka Guildma by making use of obfuscated JavaScript to slip past security guardrails. "The spear-phishing campaign's impact has targeted various industries, with manufacturing companies, reta...

CVE-2024-21285

Vulnerability in the Oracle Banking Liquidity Management product of Oracle Financial Services Applications component: Reports. The supported version that is affected is 14.5.0.12.0. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle...

CVE-2024-21284

Vulnerability in the Oracle Banking Liquidity Management product of Oracle Financial Services Applications component: Reports. The supported version that is affected is 14.5.0.12.0. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle...

CVE-2024-21285

Vulnerability in the Oracle Banking Liquidity Management product of Oracle Financial Services Applications component: Reports. The supported version that is affected is 14.5.0.12.0. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle...